{"id":24332,"date":"2023-03-07T15:19:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T03:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/?p=24332"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T23:47:27","slug":"spring-break-reading-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/spring-break-reading-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break Reading Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Many of us were introduced to fun reading challenges through our local libraries during summer vacations, but the importance of these programs goes much deeper than the fun worksheets we remember checking off as kids. Reading activities are strategic in that they offer a set of shared goals for a community of readers, such as literature circles, over a defined period (think SMART<\/a>). They tend to target specific populations \u2013 for example, elementary school students in a local school district \u2013 and provide goals and incentives to encourage the group to track their reading. Reading logs focus on individual growth, whereas reading challenges target groups, such as a book club \u2013 often, the goals are collaborative and include both individual and group milestones. Kami has long been a fan<\/a> of group reading challenges and we know the benefits of a spring break reading challenge the spring break reading challenge is a great way to drum up some excitement about reading and upcoming events.<\/p>\n\n Ultimately, the goal of any reading challenge is to:<\/p>\n\n Studies show<\/a> that reading challenges improve reading levels across the board. The Pew Research Centre<\/a> found that half of the 9-year-olds performing at or above the 75th percentile on standardized reading tests say they read for fun almost every day.\u00a0The school year obviously instills reading culture among children. However, it is really helpful long-term to input these reading strategies when learners are young.<\/p>\n\n If you\u2019re creating a reading challenge, remember that it can be as specific or sweeping as you like, but it should have a defined start and end date, an attainable yet optimistic goal, and clear milestones for learners to measure their progress.<\/p>\n\n Kami is here to help with your every need. Kami has created a library<\/a> of book report templates that you can use as part of your lesson plans when you are back to school after the spring break reading challenge. Kami has created editable, printable worksheets that vary for accessibility from pre-k and first grade to high school.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n Check out our library of fun reading templates<\/a> for you to use in your classroom!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Book Report Template | Landscape<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Character Profile Colorful<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Reading Progress Record | Landscape<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teaching kids to love to read opens a world of learning, curiosity, enrichment, and joy that can truly become a lifelong relationship. These reading strategies which you set up as a spring break reading challenge can help to create a solid foundation for a fun reading culture. Happy reading!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is a reading challenge? Many of us were introduced to fun reading challenges through our local libraries during summer vacations, but the importance of these programs goes much deeper than the fun worksheets we remember checking off as kids. Reading activities are strategic in that they offer a set of shared goals for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":24393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is the point of the challenge?<\/h4>\n\n
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*For educators, these insights can provide powerful data to understand how their students measure up to national benchmarks.<\/p>\n\nHow does a reading challenge grow a reading culture?<\/h4>\n\n
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How do you set a reading challenge?<\/h4>\n\n
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